St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
Yesterdays DOings im Both Houses
"a lEumOred Combination.

BISMARCK, OAK, Jan. 2O.-This has
been lazy day among Dakota legislators.
The two houses convened as usual at >
o'clock this afternoon. and at a few mir
utes past the house had run through the
order of business and taken an informal
recess. But few bills were introduced. D.
W. Ensign. of Devils Lake, introduced a
bill authorizing and empowering the organ
lied counties of Dakota to issue and dis
pose of bonds TO procure funds to pay out
standing Indebtedness ana to pro-
vide for The payment of the prin-
cpal and interest thereon. Ed Will
Jams introduced bill providing
for not less than five county commissioners
in all organized counties having l. 500 or
more inhabitants. D. F. Roger presented
bill for the encouragement of county agri-
cultural societies. 1t provides that SO. 600
be expended by the territorial board of
agriculture for the benefit of county agri-
cultural societies. F. Greene. of Mandan
introduced a joint resolution protesting
against the removal of Fort Abraham Lin
coin from its present location, All act that
has been
THREATENED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT
of the United States. The reasons for this
protest, as embodied in the resolution. are
that its abandonment will necessitate the
removal of the bodies of the dead in its
cemetery to some other point. Many of
these bodies have recently been brought
from other posts and inferred here. and it
seems sacriligiouS to shift the bones OF dead
soldiers around the country al will. 1t is
urged that in the event of an Indian out
break if the fort is removed this part of
the country will be left without protection
The resolution urges Delegate Clifford to do
all in his power to prevent the removal of
the fort. The resolution was adopted
The number OF localities anxious to get the
soldiers home are innumerable almost
Added to others that have gone.
DR.. Stewart. of the Black Hills. introduced
bill to-day asking for an appropriation OF
500 600 for the establishment of a soldiers
home at Hot Springs. Hot Springs is a
watering place whose mineral springs are
rapidly bringing it into prominence as a
health resort. 1t didn't work. Last
Wednesday concurrent resolution. to the
effect that each member of the council and
house be allowed six copies of the newspa-
pers during the session, passed the house,
and to-day it went through the council on a
vote of one majority, Notwithstanding the
fact that McCumber, Matthews. Sheldon of
Day, and others voted against it. The
managers of the local paper. with the in
tention of erowdtng out of the field outside
papers and
SWALLOWING THE ENTIRE PUDDING
themselves, engineered an amendment to
the bill through the council to the effect
that no papers should be subscribed for that
did not publish the proceedings. In their
haste in drawing mp the amendment they
forgot 10 include the word official before
proceedings. and outside journals secured a
liberal share Of the patronage, much to the
chagrin of the local schemers. The after
noon in the council was devoted to a dis
cussiOn of the bill extending the time of
paying taxes to June l and the bill cover
ing the printing Of the journals and bills.
At o'clock the senate adjourned. The
committees will begin their work Tomorrow
and their reports will enliven the proceed
ngs of the house especially. Royer has
resigned his position on the Judiciary COM
mittee. and w. H. Fellow, of Grand Forks.
has been appointed in his place.
1t was reported yesterday that there
was movement on foot for an alliance be-
tween the anti-H Hobart faction in the South
and the anti Williams faction in the North
to down all legislation asked by the two
factions and to work for each others in
terests throughout Sthe session. If this is
the fact some more lively scrimmages may be
looked for in the near future. 1t is quietly
given out that the committees will be en-
larged and so rPorganized through resigna-
tons and reappOintments that Uncle"
Hobart will find himself in possession of an
empty honor. 1t has developed that Rover
was not one of the disgruntled seven who
came over with Hobart. He refused to
sign the compact that bound the twenty-five
together. but he got good fat chairman
ship, just the same. TEE AITcH.